Jagir Kaur quits,gets VIP visitors in jail on Day 1

The 57-year-old,who held portfolios of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation and Defence Services Welfare,was sentenced for conspiring in forcible abortion and abduction in connection with the mysterious death of her daughter Harpreet Kaur in 2000.

Kaur’s first day in Kapurthala Modern Jail was quite busy with a large number of high-profile visitors,including Jails Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members,meeting her. Incidentally,Kaur had attended the inauguration of the jail five months ago.

When asked about his meeting with Kaur,Phillaur said it was a routine visit to the jail. He denied that Kaur was being given VIP treatment inside the jail.

A visitor who did not want to be named told The Sunday Express that Kaur,clad in usual white dress,said she believed in the country’s judicial system. She said she was confident of getting justice.

“Bibi told us that she was grateful to the people who still love and respect her and have shown trust in her in this hour of need,” said one of the visitors.

SGPC member Joginder Singh Dograwal also met Kaur along with various Akali leaders.